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Joel 1 — Sermon Preparation
A devastating locust swarm strips the land bare, and the priests and elders are summoned to fast and cry out to the LORD. Below is a research summary for Joel 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 235 / 139
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 14
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Joel 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָבֵשׁ | yâbêsh | H3001 | 6 | be ashamed, confused |
| שָׂדֶה | sâdeh | H7704 | 5 | field |
| אָכַל | ʼâkal | H398 | 5 | eat |
| יָלַל | yâlal | H3213 | 3 | howl, yell |
| שָׁרַת | shârath | H8334 | 3 | attend, contribute |
| יֶתֶר | yether | H3499 | 3 | overhanging, excess |
| יֶלֶק | yeleq | H3218 | 2 | devourer, young locust |
How preachers through history handled this text
14 public-domain excerpts on Joel 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“19. O Lord, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. 19. Ad te Jehovam clamabo, quia ignis consumpsit pascua (vel, habitacula) deserti: et flamma accendit omnes arbores agri. 20. And the beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. 20. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Joel, Amos, Obadiah, on Joel 1:19–30 (Public Domain)
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